My partners all leave when I pull out the 200 page Fallout lorebook for our night-time RP :(
Foundation operation has been far more efficient and less costly ever since the D-class recycling initiative was passed. Reduce, reuse, recycle!
Digital gear is cheaper, lighter, and FAR more compact.
can't say you're wrong there, its just that when something has a mechanical handle or button it seems so much more reliable (touchscreen cars, anyone?)
Secondhand junk
truly? I had considered buying things pre-owned would mean that they had proven their durability? (In addition to sidestepping ethical concerns, as presented by buying new) i guess theres many kinds of second hand. does military surplus count?
Given the World landscape, I'd say the picking will be slim for a good long while.
Hey, won't need to look for surplus when conscripted, right?
I've heard similar advice around purchasing restauraunt quantity plastic wrap, so that's great advice!
just quickly replying again because my last could have come off wrong, I do genuinely appreciate the advice, I'll just need to find out how to find these sorts of scenes.
Ok, I will try to find more dying people in my area, thank you!
I myself yearn to still be able to buy analog and mechanical things (varying, obvs; i.e im in good health so i dont need an electric salt shaker, etc) but they're weirdly uncommon now, you just cant repair electrics the same :( (through random prodding, lol)
thank you for the appraising method reccomendation! I did also wanna quickly say that when I say local I don't mean 'artisinal' but more 'i would rather avoid shipping costs, unneeded transport (for sustainanility reasons), and if you source things overseas, it's likely a bigger name i.e, prone to enshittification. Is that odd? should I bite the bullet and even buy second hand from overseas?
also, I've tried looking at surplus, but it's really hard to sort through (feels like its your mentioned cheap chinese copies), or is being sold for 'collecting' (i.e vintage and very expensive)
I've never been good at finding these things, would you know any methods or resources for finding these 'small, niche bramds'?
yeah, i absolutely agree. I tend to want very little, which helps me to not have to be buying things too often, especially since I go for things that are simple enough to serve some function without much else. Does 'simple' stuff that is made today have a similar quality to things that have proven their durability over years?
Well hello, beautiful...
Recycled jeans is actually a really good suggestion that I hadn't thought of, I'll look into it, thanks :). May I ask where you bought the military jackets, even if it was just ebay or something? I'd like to expand my knowledge of storefronts, and I am horrid at searching for them.
In hindsight, Foundation info-graphic designers should have been able to predict the resulting workplace inside jokes which had resulted from a poster promoting efficiency having been created using the printing of a colored background on white paper.